2025 4-star S DJ Pickett sets Florida State visit

Zephyrhills (Fla.) four-star safety DJ Pickett will be visiting Florida State on March 11. He announced the news Tuesday over Twitter.

Pickett is the No. 11 overall prospect and No. 2 safety in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 2 player in Florida.

I will be at Florida state university on march 11th 🍢 @CoachAdamFuller @psurtain23 @Coach_Norvell pic.twitter.com/x3ATTQOZur

— DJ (@DJPICKETT5) March 7, 2023

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound defensive back holds 35 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Florida has a close lead for his commitment at 16.8%.

Pickett returned to the Gators on the weekend of Jan. 14. He spoke with Corey Bender of Gators Online about the trip.

“The visit was amazing; it felt like home,” Pickett said on Jan. 15. “(Secondary) coach (Corey) Raymond showed me how he could develop me into a great DB. The energy around campus is great as well. Coach Napier told me if I want to get developed and pushed every day, UF is the place.”

“Florida will be one of my top schools,” he added.

For more Florida State recruiting intel, check out Warchant.

Pickett’s trip to Tallahassee will be his third of the month. He was previously at Texas and Texas A&M on March 3 and March 5, respectively.

The four-star also visited multiple schools during the season. They included Cincinnati, Michigan and Ohio State.

Pickett has an On3 NIL Valuation of $102K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.